Job Purpose
. Support the Trade Management Team Asia-MENATAF and help to improve transparency of actions
. Active involvement to achieve profitable growth and widen our customer base
. Manage Allocations with clients and carriers
Key Responsibilities
Customers - New and Existing
. Pre-analyze RFQ's on potential and importance
. Collaborate on solutions as space and equipment issues on a day-to-day basis with internal and external
stakeholders
. Provide analysis of Trade KPI's
. Upload of FAK, MTS and NAC levels internally
Regional Buying
. Negotiate and maintain competitive rates
. Establish country's requested rates with carriers (for named accounts requests)
. Understand country's needs and negotiate specific requirements with target carriers e.g. space protection /
allocation, free time on demurrage and detention
. Monitoring core carrier adherence performance by using available tools to achieve targets with carriers
based on the latest estimate.
. Maintaining trade's contract database and review in conjunction with allocation
Country OFR Organisations
. Establish regular market information to countries (Update on latest changes in surcharges and market
situation)
. Support ASPA countries on rates and carriers related issues
. Communicate with overseas offices on day-to-day issues
. Guidance to countries on trade and market related subjects
. Networking with RDMs of stakeholding countries to develop potential businesses
Management
. Monitor and report market rate changes, weekly liftings and prepare monthly strategy report
. Monitor key account performance, rates and resolve space/equipment issues
. Ensure efficient flow of information concerning carriers activities and market development to
management
. Manage allocation for the trade with AP allocation team to fulfill carrier targets and contract MQCs,
maximize yield and carrier incentives
. Ensure regular market information for the trade & communicate this to Trade Management, OFR network and M&S
Global OFR Carriers in Asia Pacific
. Develop and maintain relations with global ocean freight carriers
. Discuss and initiate actions to solve problems on space or equipment constraints
. Obtain updated information from ocean carriers on latest rate implementation
. Set up space protection with target carriers
Experience/Qualification Requirements
. Degree Holder
. Min 2-3 years experience
. Good knowledge of ocean freight products
. Good negotiation and communication skills
. Problem solving skills: Analyze problems effectively and find the best solutions
. Possess knowledge of carrier's functions
. Acquired knowledge in general shipping matters (e.g. Operations, customer service, documentation,
claims, clearance, etc)
. Possess basic Logistics/Supply Chain Management knowledge
. Well versed in software knowledge (word, excel, power point, etc)
. Ability to communicate in different dialects or foreign languages is an added advantage
